The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-05-05
LAROR MATTERS.
RumOFed Strike Of milwaukee Coop
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Rumofed Strike Of Milwaukee Coop
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Labor Masters.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, May 3.-The re-
port which went abroad from this city
last night that 500 coopers have gone
on strike for an advance of 5 cents
per barrel proved to be utterly without
foundation. All the large cooper shops
are in full blast to-day, and the men
are reported to be satisfied with the
present price, so cents per barFek The
stone cutters who resisted the cut of
so cents per day are 'aso at work To-
day, the bosses having 4ecised to main
tain the old wages.
THREATENED STRIKE.
PITTSBURG, May ga resolution
was adopted at the convention OF the
Amalgamated Association and the
son to-day that unless the increase de-
manded was given all the miners would
suspend work tomorrow.
NEW HAVEN CARPENTERS.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, May $40
day 500 carpenters are lying idle, owing
to the strike caused by members of the
union who refuse to longer work in the
shops where non-union men are en-
ployed.
An lNCkEASE DEMANDED
NEW YORK, May ga Readings
Pennsylvania, special says: Yesterday
morning circulars were issued by
Knights of Labor and miners and
LabOrers' Amalgamated association to
all coal operators in the Anthracite re-
giOn, demanding an increase of 10 per
cent in wages on and after yesterday,
and requesting a definite answer by
May 8. Should operators in the Schuyl-
kill region refuse the demand strike
will probably take place there. About
8, 800 men and boys. are employed at
these mines.
wILLJoIN FORCES.
SCRANTON, Pa, May 3.-The miners
of this region are to unite with those
of the Schuylkill region in a demand
upon their employers for raise of from
10 to 20 per cent in wages. The execu-
tive committee of the Knights of Labor
will meet on Monday next and definite
action viii be taken. One of the griev-
ances of the miners is that that they
are not allowed to work consecutive
day and whole day alternately. No
trouble is apprehended and the general
impression is that the companies will
accede to the demands.
PTTTsBURG, May "A general strike
of the Connellsville region is regarded
as certain. Fully half of the men re-
fused to go to work to-day, and others,
it is thought, will strike after tomor-
rows convention. Operators issued
their ultimatum but promised to con-
slider the matter as soon as there is an
advance in coke. They are preparing
to close down for a long and bitter
fight.
RETURNED TO WORK.
PTTTSBURG, May 2.-The glass mix
ers and teasers who struck two weeks
ago for 10 per cent advance returned
to work to-day, at their old wages. The
recent decision on the coke question
was the principal argument against
knights of Labor did not support the
strike, left the men without resources.
All the factories are again in operation.
CARPENTERS QUIT WORK.
WATERBURY,, Conn.,, May 2.-An the
carpenters, 500 in number, in this city
went on strike to-day for nine hours
work with ten hours pay.
STRUCK AGAINST NON-UNIONIsTs.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, May 2.-All the
union carpenters of this city struck
union men were employed. About 300
men will probably be thrown out of
work.
HOD-CARRIER' IS STRIKE.
CHICAGO, May2.,-About 5000 hod-
carriers went out on strike this morn
ing in accordance with decision
reached by them yesterday, fully-one
half of the contractors declining to &C
cede to the demands made upon them
for an increase of wages.
AN EXTENSIVE LOCKOUT.
CINCINNATI, o., May "A very ex-
tensive and disastrous lockout has
been inaugurated in the shoe factories
to-day. It has been the custom for
several years for proprietOrs and en-
ployes to send delegates to form a
board of arbitration for the purpose
of fixing rate of wages each year.
Six or eight assemblies of employees
have appointed delegates; but two as
semblies, composed of lasters and fit
tiers, the latter women and girls, have
refused to send delegates. Thereupon,
the proprietors have shut out all men,
bers of these two assemblies, number
ing about $500 persons. Their stop
ping will soon cause other branches to
suspend and serious interruption will
result.